Convoy WS 21S

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World War II convoy naval convoy

Convoy WS 21S was the British World War II naval convoy more widely known as Operation Pedestal, a critical 1942 mission to resupply the besieged island of Malta in the Mediterranean.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II convoy ⓘ
naval convoy ⓘ
airCoverFrom Fleet Air Arm ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Operation Pedestal ⓘ
commandedBy Admiral Edward Syfret ⓘ
surface form: Vice Admiral Edward Syfret
conflict World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
country United Kingdom ⓘ
destination Malta ⓘ
destinationPort Valletta ⓘ
endDate 1942-08-15 ⓘ
escort Royal Navy ⓘ
flagship HMS Nelson ⓘ
historicalAssessment turning point in Malta resupply effort ⓘ
includedShip HMS Cairo ⓘ
HMS Eagle ⓘ
HMS Indomitable ⓘ
HMS Kenya ⓘ
HMS Manchester ⓘ
HMS Nigeria ⓘ
HMS Rodney ⓘ
HMS Victorious ⓘ
SS Almeria Lykes ⓘ
SS Brisbane Star ⓘ
SS Clan Ferguson ⓘ
SS Deucalion ⓘ
SS Dorset ⓘ
SS Empire Hope ⓘ
SS Empire Shackleton ⓘ
SS Glenorchy ⓘ
SS Melbourne Star ⓘ
SS Ohio ⓘ
SS Port Chalmers ⓘ
SS Rochester Castle ⓘ
SS Santa Elisa ⓘ
SS Waimarama ⓘ
notableCargo ammunition ⓘ
aviation fuel ⓘ
food supplies ⓘ
notableEvent severe damage to tanker SS Ohio ⓘ
sinking of HMS Eagle ⓘ
objective deliver fuel and supplies to Malta ⓘ
resupply Malta ⓘ
opponent Kriegsmarine ⓘ
Luftwaffe ⓘ
Regia Aeronautica ⓘ
Italian Navy ⓘ
surface form: Regia Marina
origin Clyde ⓘ
partOf Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ
Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ
surface form: Siege of Malta
result Allied strategic success ⓘ
heavy Allied losses ⓘ
startDate 1942-08-10 ⓘ
strategicImportance critical to survival of Malta ⓘ
theatre Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
year 1942 ⓘ

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Operation Pedestal → alsoKnownAs → Convoy WS 21S ⓘ